Horace Thomas Stevens
Service number
1065553
Military unit
1660 HCU Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
05 Jun 1915
Date of death
24 Jul 1941 (26 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Worked as a driver.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of Henry John and Alice Stevens of Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire.
In 1921 the family lived at 22 Thoresby Road, Mansfield Woodhouse. By 1939 Alice, now widowed was living at 179 Yorke Street, Mansfield Woodhouse.
Siblings: Ethel, 1900, Florence, 1906, Clarence, 1909 and Winifred, 1919.
In 1940 Horace married Maisie Taylor. Their son, Barrie, was born after Horace's death.
Military history
A dispatch rider based at Church Fenton.
Extra information
Horsce was killed on the 2nd July 1941 after the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a furniture lorry. He was on duty at the time as a dispatch rider with the RAF. He died of his injuries at Pinderfield Hospital Wakefield.
Horace is buried at Mansfield Woodhouse Cemetery.
Photographs
Photo of Horace Thomas Stevens
CWGC headstone
Photo of Horace Thomas Stevens
CWGC Headstone